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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, May 13

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Receipts

286 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 221▲ 66 vs year ago 220 · +30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 184, Heifers 86, Bulls 16)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.08/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −85.17 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$373.08

24 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1

$14.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

vs VA average

−11.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	514	382.50	1,966	8thin
Medium and Large 1	558	368.37	2,057	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.13/cwt here — about −$91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

373.08

—

VA average8 barns · 451 hd

375.86

−2.78

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−11.52

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−85.17

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.93, low $382.08, median $458.25 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

46 lots · USDA AMS · Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,829	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	514	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,966	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	533	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,031	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	362.63/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,067	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	614	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,327	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	636	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,226	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	641	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,340	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,413	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	736	314.82/cwt	312.00–316.00	2,317	40
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,253	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	983	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,654	40
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2Value Added	1,055	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,532	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,233	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 4	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	454	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,439	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	334.39/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,588	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	496	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,741	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,378	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	248.33/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,366	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,862	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,876	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,658	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,303	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,125	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,475	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 4	428	327.45/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,401	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 2	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 4	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,891	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,843	1

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, VA

Tue May 13, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 286Last week 221Year ago 220

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 184, Heifers 86, Bulls 16)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	970	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	325.00–340.00	327.45
1	500–550	525	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	575	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	533	381.00	381.00
13	600–650	641	365.00	365.00
40	700–750	736	312.00–316.00	314.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	514	382.50	382.50
11	600–650	636	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	614	379.00	379.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	950–1000	983	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	463	395.00	395.00
11	550–600	570	320.00–375.00	362.63
27	650–700	663	364.00	364.00
4	700–750	741	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
7	450–500	475	315.00–337.50	334.39
21	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
18	600–650	642	290.00	290.00
5	700–750	743	252.50	252.50
1	850–900	850	195.00	195.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	222.50	222.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	430	245.00	245.00
4	450–500	454	317.00	317.00
1	500–550	535	257.50	257.50
3	550–600	550	242.50–260.00	248.33
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	368	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	450	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	496	351.00	351.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.